Henry VIII's Personal Physician: The Man Who Knew the King Was Dying

Описание: 👨‍⚕️ November 1545. Sir William Butts died knowing a secret that could have cost him his head—Henry VIII was dying, and saying it aloud was treason punishable by death. For 17 years, Butts was the king's most trusted physician, the only man allowed to see Henry's body rotting from the inside out.

🩸 This documentary reveals the untold story of Tudor England's most dangerous job. After Henry's 1536 jousting accident, Butts dressed ulcerated wounds that never healed, managed infections that spread through the king's massive body, and watched helplessly as the most powerful man in Europe deteriorated into a 300-pound invalid who screamed in agony.

⚔️ Discover the dark medical secrets of Henry VIII's final years:

Why William Butts died 14 months before Henry—and knew it was coming

The impossible choice: tell the king he's dying or commit treason

Thomas Wendy, George Owen, and Robert Huicke—the physicians who replaced Butts

Medieval cauterization procedures that burned Henry's flesh with red-hot irons

Sir Anthony Denny's dangerous confession on January 27, 1547

The exact medical causes of Henry VIII's death at 2 AM on January 28, 1547

💰 When Henry's will was read, the three physicians received 100 pounds each—not for saving him, but for staying silent while he died.

🏰 This is the story of men who watched a tyrant die and couldn't say a word. From Anne Boleyn's survival from sweating sickness to Henry's final breath at Whitehall Palace, royal physicians carried secrets that could destroy kingdoms. Tudor medicine, chronic infections, and the terrifying reality of treating a king who executed anyone who displeased him.

💀 If you're fascinated by dark Tudor history, forgotten royal physicians, medieval medical horrors, and the brutal truths about Henry VIII's death that historians buried for centuries, this documentary exposes the men who knew the king was dying—and survived by staying silent.

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